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PATTERN EXHIBITOR. No. 606,235. Patented June 28, 1898.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,235, dated June $8, 1898.

Application filed January 16 1897. Serial No. 619,451. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLPHUS PETERSON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Lansdowne, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in .Panoramic Polyscopes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in exhibitors for a variety of articles-such as carpet, oil-cloth,wall-papering, or the likeand is what I designate a panoramic polyscope,ancl has forits object to exhibit separate strips of carpet or other material by the use of two or more mirrors, which will so multiply the representation of said strip asto give the appearance to an observer of an entire floor or wall of indefinite extent being covered with the material, thus permitting said observer to obtain a realistic idea of such material when applied either to a floor or a wall.

A further object of my present invention is to greatly improve upon the constructions which have heretofore been used for these purposes, thereby cheapening the same, as well as increasing their utility and providing for the collapse of the device, so that when not in'use it may occupy but a small space.

Still another object of my invention is to provide meansfor facilitating the attachment to and detachment from the endless belt of the separate strips of sample of material to.

be exhibited.

WVith these ends in view the invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements to be hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated'by the claim. 7

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section of an apparatus embodying my improvements and in which a belt is used for the carrying of separate samples. Fig. 2 is a cross-section thereof; Fig. 3, an end view of this construction; Fig. 4:, a section at the line was of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5, a section similar to Fig.1, showing the apparatus collapsed and folded into small compass. Fig. 6 is a similar view at right angles to Fig. 5, the reels being removed.

In carrying out my invention I provide a base-board A, which is supported upon the short legs B, and secured to this base-board and projecting upward therefrom are the brackets O, which serve as the stationary members of the hinges for the attachment of the back E and front D of the apparatus, as indicated at F, so that in practice these two members of the apparatus may be folded inward, as clearly shown in Figs; 5 and 6 The bracket 0 is so curved as to allow the lower ends of the sides to lie within the space em braced by the brackets when' the parts are folded.

The back F. has hinged thereto at G the end' H in such a manner that when the apparatus is to be collapsed this end may be swung rear- I ward and against the back prior to the latter being folded downward, when it will occupy a position next above said back and lying thereon, as also shown in Figs. 5 and 6. similar result is had in connection with the end I by its being hinged at J to the front D,

so as to be swung inward against the front prior to" the-latter being turned inward, so that the entire apparatus may be folded inward to an exceedingly small compass, and,

yet when it is desired foruse the front, back, and ends may be adjusted so as to produce a rectangular box, as clearly shown, and these members may be secured in their adjustment by means of suitable latches K, and when so secured will not only themselves be held, but

willgive rigidityto the apparatus M is a framewhich is reniovably pivoted at N to, the brackets 0, so as'to be set at the proper angle relative to" the box or body of the apparatus, and this frame is of such peculiar shape as to accommodate the idle-rolls P and Q in proper position and also th'e reels or drums R and S, upon which the belt carryin g the carpet is'wound or from which itis unwound, as the case may be, and each of these reels is provided with a suitable cr'ankT for their operation. The'frame, when properly adjusted, is held rigid by a hook T, engaging an eye T attached to the box. An idle-roll U is j ou rnaled in suitable brackets at the op posite end of the box, so that the belt V may pass from the reel R downward around the idle-roll P, beneath the base-board, around the idle-roll U, and backward immediately above and upon the base-board, around the idle-roll Q, and again upward and around onto the reel S, it being noted that sufficient space is left between the lower edges of the ends of the box and the base-board of the box to permit the passage of this belt. By this arrangement it-will be seen that by the operation of one or the other of said cranks they will so manipulate the reels as to cause this belt to travel in one direction or the other, as the case may be.

Secured upon the inner surfaces of the front, back, and ends are suitable mirrors W, the use of which is to reflect and re-reflect the material placed upon the pattern-surface of the base-board, thereby multiplying the same indefinitely, so that a person looking into one or the other of these mirrors may see the pattern reproduced to an indefinite extent, so much so thatat certain angles of observation there seems to be no end to the reproduction of the pattern.

For convenience the front or backmay be cut away or of less length, as indicated at X, thereby facilitating the observation of the pattern in the rear mirror, and, as the apparatus in practice is of sufficient size to stand upon the floor and permit a person of usual height to observe the reflections in the rear mirror without altering their ordinary position, it will be obvious that the effect of such observation will be much the same as though said person were viewing alarge room entirely covered by a carpet of the pattern of the sample, or this apparatus may stand upon a counter, if desired.

When the device is folded, the frame M is removed from the bracket 0 and placed upon the top thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 5,v and this may be done without withdrawing the belt therefrom, the latter rather serving to retain the connection between the frame and apparatus, and when thus folded the apparatus may be stored by placing it beneath the counter or other fixture.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and useful is In a display apparatus, a collapsible box lined with mirrors, curved brackets hinging the sides to the bottom of the box, a frame 'removably journaled to the box, reels and AD OLPHUS PETERSON.

Witnesses:

F. MATTNER, ALLIsON W. MOCURDY. 

